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NEW Watch with Me Feature
Lets you watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens with your BB8 by Sphero. BB-8 will react to different characters and scenes. BB-8 will show excitement, recognition and fear depending on what part of the movie you're watching.

NOTE: The New Watch with Me feature is available to all Sphere BB-8 Droids by updating your FREE Sphero BB-8 App.

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Over the years, the magic of Star Wars™ has always lived on screen and in our imaginations. Thanks to our advancements in technology, we’ve made it possible to bring a new part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens™ into your home.

Meet BB-8™—the app-enabled Droid™ that's as authentic as it is advanced. BB-8 has something unlike any other robot—an adaptive personality that changes as you play. Based on your interactions, BB-8 will show a range of expressions and even perk up when you give voice commands. Set it to patrol and watch your Droid explore autonomously, make up your own adventure and guide BB-8 yourself, or create and view holographic recordings.

It’s now possible to explore the galaxy with your own trusty Astromech Droid by your side. BB-8 is more than a toy—it’s your companion.

You can easily find videos unboxing and demonstrating BB8 on Youtube, so I'll skip to my impressions having had him for a week. The charger is a great display stand that makes recharging a...Read complete review

You can easily find videos unboxing and demonstrating BB8 on Youtube, so I'll skip to my impressions having had him for a week. The charger is a great display stand that makes recharging a snap. BB8 is solid and durable, at first glance appears fragile but in practice can take lots of knocks without so much as a scratch. Control is intuitive, easy-breezy and very amusing. The phone app that controls BB8 is sleek and bug-free, and has plenty of features (I look forward to any new update features Sphero might have planned down the line). The only problems I had with BB8 are that my phone gets pretty warm when I use the app for awhile, the roller wheels under his head tend to pick up lint and hair that need cleaning out after some use, and that all of BB8's sounds come out of the phone instead of from BB8 itself. Other than those minor quibbles BB8 is an EXCEPTIONAL toy that's fun and easy to play with, leaving me absolutely hyped for "The Force Awakens" film when it releases in December.

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Beware: NO Speakers on the Droid!!

WHY WOULD THE SOUND NOT COME FROM THE ROBOT??! Seriously, this has to be a design oversight- the sound comes from your phone speakers, not the droid (kinda defeats the purpose...Read complete review

WHY WOULD THE SOUND NOT COME FROM THE ROBOT??! Seriously, this has to be a design oversight- the sound comes from your phone speakers, not the droid (kinda defeats the purpose of having a decent range from the phone). I would also highly suggest adding an option to purchase a remote for those who don't want to control it with their phone. Might also be nice to offer a larger model for more money for those that want a larger scale version (maybe it could even have a tiny tray compartment like in the movie?)!

Best things are the charging base and high quality details/feel. The controls navigate well and are precise, but again would like to see a remote control option that doesn't require use of a smartphone, even if it's an additionally purchased accessory created later. Great start, I can't wait to see what improvements Gen 2 will bring!! :)

WE WERE LUCKY TO PICK THIS UP WHEN A GENTLEMAN WAS RETURNING 2 PCS HE BOUGHT BEFORE THE MOVIE CAME OUT. I SNATCHED UP ONE AND NOW HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH IT WITH OUR 10M OLD - WHO WE TOOK TO A MOMMY AND ME SCREENING OF STAR WARS. HE LOVES IT - HES MESMERIZED BY IT AND FOLLOWS IT EVERYWHERE.